Definition of unanimity
: the quality or state of being unanimous
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Examples of unanimity in a Sentence
in a rare moment of unanimity the club members decided to throw a party for themselves
Recent Examples of unanimity from the Web
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Nor will the proposal easily become reality: tax changes in the EU require unanimity.
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The court’s unanimity fell apart Tuesday evening, in an unsigned order that underscored Justice Anthony Kennedy’s continuing importance in directing the death penalty’s application.
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In order to pass the bill over GOP objections, Democrats needed near unanimity among their ranks.
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But the one thing that seems to be locked in unanimity for the most part is the lack of one consensus player that everyone can agree on.
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The unanimity in steel country stands in sharp contrast to how the tariffs have played in Washington and around the country.
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Neither should the tradition of non-intervention, nor an insistence on unattainable regional unanimity.
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About the unison rhythms that ended the third movement: the perfection of unanimity with which the Elias hit those grace notes doesn’t generally happen in the mortal world.
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All that coalesces into this firm belief in Korean national homogeneity and the sanctity of ethnicity, and enforced unanimity in perspective about their history.
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First Known Use of unanimity
15th century
unanimity Synonyms
Synonyms
accord, agreement, concurrence, concurrency, consensus, unison;
Antonyms
Related Words
accession, adhesion, assent, consent;
acceptance, acquiescence, concession, embrace, embracement;
alliance, collaboration, collusion, complicity, conspiracy;
compliance, concert, concertedness, concord, concordance, conformity, consonance, harmony, oneness, solidarity, understanding, union;
Phrases
meeting of minds;
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